August 21, 2024
Political leaders and peacebuilders gathered for this year’s Global Women Leaders Summit
By: GIWPS
High-level political leaders came together with grassroots peacebuilders at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in June. There, the leaders discussed climate change, women’s political leadership, and standing with and supporting…
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August 19, 2024
Onward for Afghan Women Initiative: 2024 Highlights
By: GIWPS
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) works alongside our Afghan partners to advocate for women and girls in Afghanistan, who face some of the worst discrimination in…
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August 19, 2024
Take a Course in Gender, Diversity, or Global Affairs This Fall
By: GIWPS
This fall, Georgetown University offers a variety of graduate courses that leverage a gender lens to explore some of the most pressing global issues. There are also a number of…
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August 15, 2024
Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression: Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women and Girls
By: GIWPS
Download the Statement Three years have passed since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then, the situation for the people of Afghanistan has grown increasingly grave. The Taliban regime…
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June 28, 2024
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on accountability for war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine
By: GIWPS
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Matviichuk, led a discussion to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict…
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June 26, 2024
Highlights from the 56th session of the Human Rights Council
By: GIWPS
GIWPS joined this year’s Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland to call for the codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, in solidarity with Afghan and Iranian women.…
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June 25, 2024
Open Letter: Urging Afghan Women’s Inclusion in Doha III
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Subject: Urging Afghan Women's Inclusion in Doha III We, the undersigned participants in the 2024 Global Women Leaders Summit, call for Afghan women’s…
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June 19, 2024
GIWPS informs the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference
Our Executive Director Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Policy Associate Ana Lejava just returned from the first-ever truly gender and civil society-inclusive Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted by the German and Ukrainian…
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June 12, 2024
GIWPS Convenes Sudanese Women Peacebuilders in Kampala for Conference on the Current Crisis
By: Mike Brand
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security convened Sudanese women peacebuilders in Kampala, Uganda last month to discuss the current crisis, explore lessons learned from the past, and develop…
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May 17, 2024
Georgetown Students Earn Certificate in Gender, Peace and Security
By: GIWPS
Congratulations to the 15 Georgetown students who earned our graduate certificate in Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) this academic year. This year’s graduating cohort represents 10 Master’s programs across Georgetown’s…
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